

KENT BASED ENEVIS SAY GREEN SCHEME IS THE REAL DEAL
Renewable energy expert Enevis has welcomed the launch of the Government’s Green Deal, which aims to help homeowners cut costs and carbon emissions. The eco-friendly scheme, which provides UK property owners with funding to spend on a wide range of…

CROWE CLARK WHITEHALL HELPS BREW UP BUSINESS BUYOUT
After starting work at Reginald Ames during his school holidays back in 1997, Nick Gandon is now the proud owner of the tea importer-exporter and wholesaler following a management buyout. The half million pound management buyout, struck with the help…

ECCE MEDIA CELEBRATES 13TH BIRTHDAY
This month sees leading web development agency Ecce Media toasting another successful business year and its 13th birthday. The brainchild of Brant McNaughton, Ecce Media was born out of hours of late night coding and serious hard work, leading up…

AWARD WINNING KENT INVENTION HELPS KENYAN FARMERS
Alexander K Bushell, Managing Director of Boundless Horizons, based at Kent Science Park, has just returned from Eldoret, Kenya – where he has successfully deployed the company’s Solar Grow 1 (SG1) system. SG1 is both an innovative mobile germination and…

8POINT3 SCRUMS DOWN TO SUPPORT WESTCOMBE PARK
Westcombe Park Rugby Club is hoping to light up the league following a sponsorship deal with Dartford-based 8point3 LED. 8point3, which manufactures and installs LED lighting systems for industrial and commercial clients, has signed up to support the club, whose…

WINTERDALE CHEESEMAKERS, CLEANS UP AT WORLD CHEESE AWARDS
Visitors to the Winterdale Cheesemakers barn in Wrotham this Christmas can taste both gold and silver award-winning cheeses as won at the World Cheese Awards this year. Owner and cheesemaker at Winterdale Cheesemakers, Robin Betts is delighted with the results,…

BRIDGE TRUST BACKS TWO LOCAL ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARS
The Rochester Bridge Trust is supporting two outstanding local school students hoping to pursue careers in engineering. The Trust, one of the oldest charities in the country, will work with Reece McAllister, of Chatham Grammar School for Boys, and Helen…

CHECKMATE ACQUIRES WIND TURBINE TRAINING BUSINESS
December 14, 2012: Kent based Checkmate Lifting and Safety, designers and manufacturers of height safety and textile lifting equipment, has recently acquired the specialist wind turbine trading business of Truman & Hall Safety Training Ltd. The acquisition means that HART, Checkmate’s…

BRACHERS SUPPORTS HEADWAY ‘CAREER CONFIDENCE’ PRESENTATION
Brachers, the largest law firm in Kent, has opened its doors to Headway West Kent, a national charity that works to improve life after brain injury, to host life skills courses for its members. For the past 6-weeks, the Maidstone-based…

CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
Chiddingstone Castle was delighted to win the award for the Best Kent Wedding Venue (Heritage) at a glittering Oscar-style ceremony at the Kent Wedding Awards at the Mercure Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone last week attended by 400 guests. Ali Ditzel,…

DOVETAIL WEAR PYJAMAS TO WORK FOR CHARITY
Kent Science Park-based business Dovetail Services came up with a comfortable idea to raise money for charity, after it encouraged its employees to come to work in their pyjamas. Staff came to work in dressing gowns and onesies and tried…

GORESPONSE FLIES THE FLAG FOR THE UK
Kent based telephone answering service provider GoResponse successfully represented the UK at the grand finals of the Contact Center World Awards in Las Vegas, by being named the third best call centre on the planet. The news rounds off an…

TOP CHEF DISHES UP HIGH PRAISE FOR BIDDENDEN WINE
Raymond Blanc, one of Britain’s most respected chefs, has described Biddenden Vineyards’ Pinot Noir 2011 as one of the best he has ever tasted. Mr Blanc, owner of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saison hotel and restaurant which has two Michelin…

KSP RAISES ALMOST £200 FOR DEMELZA HOSPICE IN GHOULISH QUIZ
Kent Science Park employees had a devilishly good time at a Halloween themed charity quiz night hosted by the park on the 1st November, which raised almost £200 for Demelza Hospice Care for Children. Taking place at The Woodstock…

KENT SCIENCE PARK BUSINESS CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL 1ST YEAR
AbBaltis, a scientific start-up that specialises in providing biological materials to the In Vitro diagnostics industry as well as research organisations, has just closed its first year on Kent Science Park after seeing significant growth. The company, which ended their…

ROCHESTER HOMECARE PROVIDER WENT FOR GOLD AND GOT IT
ROCHESTER-based homecare specialist Scott Care has been honoured with a top grading from a local authority. Medway Council in Kent has changed the way it awards new suppliers and grades them bronze, silver or gold status depending on the cost…